The Girls in the Velvet Frame (Abridged ed)

Five sisters in Jerusalem, 1913, try to find their lost brother in New York with the help of a photograph. 1913: Sarah Bernstein and her five daughters live in Jerusalem.

The girls' brother Isaac has left for New York, and the family haven't heard from him in more than a year.

When Sarah's birthday approaches, the five girls club together with their wicked, whimsical Aunt Mimi and have their photograph taken.

Little do they realise that, against all odds, their photograph will help them track down their brother and re-unite the family. Abridged.